Burden of Alzheimer's disease: Helping the patient and caregiver

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-28

  Donaldson, Catherine ^a   Burns, Alistair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; REVIEW; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 0032807757     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089198879901200106     Document Type: Review

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